Achieving Excellence: Community Colleges and the Carnegie Elective Classifications
View the recording of this webinar, where attendees discovered how community colleges are leveraging the Carnegie Elective Classifications to enhance their institutional impact and community engagement. This interactive event featured insights from community colleges that have successfully achieved Community Engagement or Leadership for Public Purpose Elective Classifications. Speakers shared their strategies, challenges, and successes, and how these designations can amplify an institution’s commitment to meaningful partnerships, civic engagement, and public purpose. This inspiring discussion was tailored to the unique strengths and opportunities of community colleges.
HOST:
Marisol Morales, Executive Director, Carnegie Elective Classifications, American Council on Education (ACE)
PANELISTS:
Gabe Estill, Vice President of Academic and Student Affairs, City Colleges of Chicago–Wilbur Wright College
Scott Parke, Vice President of Planning, Institutional Effectiveness, and Research, State College of Florida, Manatee–Sarasota
Patty Robinson, Faculty Director, Civic and Community Engagement Initiatives, Center for Civic Engagement, College of the Canyons
Wanda L. P. Smith, Vice Provost, Strategy and Institutional Effectiveness, Miami Dade College